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CUBE Development in Bali: CROSS Bali Uluwatu and Its Developer

CUBE Development is best understood through its hospitality project rather than the usual Bali villa-development model. The company’s identifiable scheme is CROSS Bali Uluwatu in Pecatu, where PT The Cube Group is named as developer and Cross Hotels & Resorts as the hotel operator. Cross independently announced the partnership, so the operator relationship is more than a logo on a sales presentation. That does not make Cross the property seller or the party promising returns to an individual investor. CUBE markets access to a hotel investment, not a clearly documented sale of individual residential villas. The distinction affects almost everything a buyer would normally take for granted, from what can be registered in their name to when income could be distributed and how they might exit. The public pages describe the development and its investment case, but do not establish one definitive legal instrument for a private investor’s participation.

NameCUBE Development на Бали
BrandCUBE Development на Бали
Identity evidence
  • This profile is based on the listed public sources; the company’s role in a specific contract must be checked separately.

Who appears in the public record

CUBE Development is best understood through its hospitality project rather than the usual Bali villa-development model. The company’s identifiable scheme is CROSS Bali Uluwatu in Pecatu, where PT The Cube Group is named as developer and Cross Hotels & Resorts as the hotel operator. Cross independently announced the partnership, so the operator relationship is more than a logo on a sales presentation. That does not make Cross the property seller or the party promising returns to an individual investor.

CUBE markets access to a hotel investment, not a clearly documented sale of individual residential villas. The distinction affects almost everything a buyer would normally take for granted, from what can be registered in their name to when income could be distributed and how they might exit. The public pages describe the development and its investment case, but do not establish one definitive legal instrument for a private investor’s participation.

What the sources support

There is a meaningful distinction between evidence of a hotel-brand partnership and proof of a secure investment. The former is supported by Cross’s own announcement. The latter requires documents that public marketing pages do not provide. CUBE states that the site has Hak Guna Bangunan (HGB) building rights through an Indonesian foreign-investment company, tourism zoning and a building approval. Copies of the registered land record, encumbrance search and permit were not independently checked in the sources used for this profile.

The investment materials also refer to a long-term lease structure of up to 80 years, whereas the project pages describe HGB. These are distinct legal concepts. Indonesian Government Regulation No. 18 of 2021 sets eligibility and terms for HGB, including rights held by qualifying Indonesian legal entities; it does not turn the project company’s land title into direct land ownership for every overseas investor. A clear explanation of the actual investment vehicle and its rights is essential before attributing any legal protection to the proposed structure.

Developer evidence

BrandCUBE Development на Бали
Identity evidence
  • Public materials and sources disclosed at the foot of this page.
Public record
  • The clearest third-party confirmation concerns the planned hotel, not a completed building. Cross Hotels & Resorts published a signing announcement on 18 December 2025 naming PT The Cube Group as developer. A later release issued on the developer’s behalf described a 12-year hotel management agreement, renewal options and a separate technical-support arrangement. Those are reported agreement terms; the underlying contracts were not available for inspection in the public sources reviewed. The same March 2026 developer release said a building permit had been secured and early site and infrastructure works were progressing. It is not independent evidence of the construction position in October 2026. Nor could a verified list of delivered properties attributable to PT The Cube Group itself be established from the reviewed material. Claims about the leadership team’s broader experience should not be treated as proof that this particular company has completed comparable hotels.
Unknowns
  • The legal entity, contracting party, land interest and terms of a selected property must be checked from documents before payment.

What is known and what to verify

What is known

  • CUBE Development is best understood through its hospitality project rather than the usual Bali villa-development model. The company’s identifiable scheme is CROSS Bali Uluwatu in Pecatu, where PT The Cube Group is named as developer and Cross Hotels & Resorts as the hotel operator. Cross independently announced the partnership, so the operator relationship is more than a logo on a sales presentation. That does not make Cross the property seller or the party promising returns to an individual investor. CUBE markets access to a hotel investment, not a clearly documented sale of individual residential villas. The distinction affects almost everything a buyer would normally take for granted, from what can be registered in their name to when income could be distributed and how they might exit. The public pages describe the development and its investment case, but do not establish one definitive legal instrument for a private investor’s participation.

What to verify for the address

  • The legal entity, contracting party, land interest and terms of a selected property must be checked from documents before payment.

FAQ

Is CUBE the hotel operator as well as the developer?
No. PT The Cube Group is identified as developer, while Cross Hotels & Resorts is the named hospitality operator. Their arrangement does not automatically make Cross responsible for a private investor’s financing or purchase contract.
Can the developer show a completed hotel track record?
The reviewed public sources establish the CROSS Bali Uluwatu development partnership but not a verified inventory of completed hotels delivered by PT The Cube Group itself. Any claimed previous projects should be linked to the relevant legal entity and completion evidence.
Does HGB give an overseas investor title to a hotel room?
Not by itself. HGB describes registered building rights held by an eligible title holder. The investor’s position depends on the actual agreement, legal vehicle and any registrable interest offered; none can be assumed from the project’s HGB claim alone.
What size is CROSS Bali Uluwatu supposed to be?
Published figures are not identical: Cross announced 120 rooms in December 2025, CUBE’s project page describes 123 and another CUBE release said up to 150. Request the latest agreed drawings and permitted room schedule.
Are the advertised returns fixed?
No fixed return was established from the materials reviewed. The quoted percentages are CUBE’s projections at project level; a participant’s actual result would depend on the signed terms, hotel performance, costs and exit conditions.
Public record
  • The clearest third-party confirmation concerns the planned hotel, not a completed building. Cross Hotels & Resorts published a signing announcement on 18 December 2025 naming PT The Cube Group as developer. A later release issued on the developer’s behalf described a 12-year hotel management agreement, renewal options and a separate technical-support arrangement. Those are reported agreement terms; the underlying contracts were not available for inspection in the public sources reviewed. The same March 2026 developer release said a building permit had been secured and early site and infrastructure works were progressing. It is not independent evidence of the construction position in October 2026. Nor could a verified list of delivered properties attributable to PT The Cube Group itself be established from the reviewed material. Claims about the leadership team’s broader experience should not be treated as proof that this particular company has completed comparable hotels.
Unknowns
  • The legal entity, contracting party, land interest and terms of a selected property must be checked from documents before payment.

Projects and buyer context

The commercial proposition is hotel development finance or participation, rather than a published catalogue of apartments for sale. CUBE’s investment page gives an estimated total capital budget of US$15–18 million and models a project-level internal rate of return of roughly 15–18%. Elsewhere on that page, an “up to 15%” return is promoted. These figures refer to the developer’s own forecasts and are not interchangeable measures of an investor’s net cash yield.

No public offer reviewed set out a fully documented entry price, the investor’s precise economic entitlement or a binding payment schedule. Anyone assessing the figures needs the current financial model, a breakdown of development and operating costs, and the actual participation agreement. A hotel-wide budget is not the price of an ownership interest.

CROSS Bali Uluwatu is proposed for Pecatu on the Bukit Peninsula, within South Kuta, Badung. Both project parties place the site approximately 200 metres from Suluban Beach. That is a useful location detail, but it says little on its own about achievable room rates, year-round occupancy or the hotel’s eventual cash flow.

Even the proposed room count should be treated as subject to confirmation. Cross’s December 2025 announcement referred to 120 keys; CUBE’s project page lists 123, while an earlier CUBE announcement discussed up to 150. The difference matters because the final approved inventory affects project cost and operating assumptions. An investor should work from the latest approved plans rather than select whichever published number makes the model look better.

Delivery history
  • The clearest third-party confirmation concerns the planned hotel, not a completed building. Cross Hotels & Resorts published a signing announcement on 18 December 2025 naming PT The Cube Group as developer. A later release issued on the developer’s behalf described a 12-year hotel management agreement, renewal options and a separate technical-support arrangement. Those are reported agreement terms; the underlying contracts were not available for inspection in the public sources reviewed. The same March 2026 developer release said a building permit had been secured and early site and infrastructure works were progressing. It is not independent evidence of the construction position in October 2026. Nor could a verified list of delivered properties attributable to PT The Cube Group itself be established from the reviewed material. Claims about the leadership team’s broader experience should not be treated as proof that this particular company has completed comparable hotels.

Observable track record

The clearest third-party confirmation concerns the planned hotel, not a completed building. Cross Hotels & Resorts published a signing announcement on 18 December 2025 naming PT The Cube Group as developer. A later release issued on the developer’s behalf described a 12-year hotel management agreement, renewal options and a separate technical-support arrangement. Those are reported agreement terms; the underlying contracts were not available for inspection in the public sources reviewed.

The same March 2026 developer release said a building permit had been secured and early site and infrastructure works were progressing. It is not independent evidence of the construction position in October 2026. Nor could a verified list of delivered properties attributable to PT The Cube Group itself be established from the reviewed material. Claims about the leadership team’s broader experience should not be treated as proof that this particular company has completed comparable hotels.

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Sources

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  • Cross Hotels & Resorts and PT The Cube Group Sign Cross Bali Uluwatu in Prime Suluban Beach Location
  • CROSS Bali Uluwatu — official project page
  • Invest — hotel project parameters and developer return projections
  • CUBE Group and Cross Hotels & Resorts Sign Cross Bali Uluwatu
  • PT THE CUBE GROUP Announces Strategic Agreements with Cross Hotels & Resorts for CROSS Bali Uluwatu
  • Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 18 Tahun 2021, articles 34 and 37 — Hak Guna Bangunan
  • Sistem Informasi Manajemen Bangunan Gedung — PBG and SLF
  • Official company website — hospitality development positioning